Thursday, December 17, 2009

Obama faces healthcare insurrection from left flank

White House worked on Thursday to dump the revolution of some liberal followers of President Barack Obama is a feeling that it is too much to put their priorities in health care overhaul.

Top grousing from the left is Howard Dean, former chairman of the Democratic National Committee who ran unsuccessfully for the presidential nomination of his party in 2004.

Dean, a physician and former Vermont governor, in recent days, said the Senate bill Obama health care and support, which is lurching to a vote possible in the coming days should be killed.

Dean and others on the left argue that the Senate legislation does not allow competition in health insurance, will be extended grip private insurers' health care and real added value for reform.

His complaint to the Senate leaders plan ditched the government-run insurance plan and a bill allowing people under 65 years of age to buy government insurance, Medicare plans for adults.

"If I were a senator, I voted for the current health account," Dean wrote in the Washington Post opinion article on Thursday, its latest broadside in this case.

Obama senior adviser David Axelrod, went into "Morning Joe program on MSNBC's" On Thursday, a fire at the back with Dean that his arguments were "based on many false assumptions, and the law will meet the objectives of the Democratic majority.

Axelrod found himself challenged the program under Ed Schultz, a liberal anchor of MSNBC evening programming.

"They are key people can in this country will not believe that the White House set up in insurance," said Schultz.

Republicans applaud Dean

Obama himself took the argument told ABC News on Wednesday, saying the law will reduce the budget deficit in the long term contribute to reducing insurance premiums for families, will cause the company can not deny a person coverage for pre-existing medical condition, and leave 30 million uninsured to obtain coverage.

"I think that sometimes we want to overcome their vested interests, our specific ideas on how to get things done," said Obama.

Republicans trying to beat the law they were happy to have Dean's help.

'If you live long enough anything can happen, "Republican Senator John McCain said with a smile. "Now I find myself in complete agreement with Dr. Howard Dean said we must stop this bill in its tracks, we go back to the beginning and have a general agreement by both parties. Dr. Dean, I you."

Squabbles in the discussion of health care is taking its toll. NBC News / Wall Street Journal poll published Thursday match against the Americans to do a thorough examination. It said 44 percent say it is better then no plan at all, compared with 41 percent who want to pass.

Larry Sabato, a political science professor at the University of Virginia, said at this stage is crucial for Obama appears with the success of health care, because he spent so much time this year.

"If Dean does not stand him critical votes in Congress, faces Dean could be plus for the position of health Obama still in the middle. Now it is considered too large, too expensive, too much taxation -," said Sabato.
 
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